Guest 47107 Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 Everybody's favourite (?). First at Reading then at Cardiff. 13 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest 47107 Posted January 19, 2015 Share Posted January 19, 2015 A couple of red ones, 47569 & 47634. 10 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve-e Posted January 20, 2015 Share Posted January 20, 2015 Everybody's favourite (?). It sure was.. It must have been the most reliable 47 either that or it had clones as wherever you went in the mid 80's it was there... Here it is at Preston c.1986 Cheers Steve 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
roger440 Posted January 20, 2015 Share Posted January 20, 2015 (edited) For a number of years in the 80's and 90's my local model railway club had a yearly outing. It originally started with booking a few seats on a service train, then chartering our own DMU, and ended up with our own 10 coach loco hauled train. These are 3 from the last few years it ran. 47513 Westbury 47606 York 47837 Kings Cross Ahhh, yes. Those were the days. Didn't the one to York have a little difficulty on the way back? Bogie fire on the the 47 as i recall. Got rescued by a 31 at newark. Very very slow journey back to kings cross. After midnight by the time we got back. Ones parents were most concerned where i had got to! Edited January 20, 2015 by roger440 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest 47107 Posted January 20, 2015 Share Posted January 20, 2015 Ahhh, yes. Those were the days. Didn't the one to York have a little difficulty on the way back? Bogie fire on the the 47 as i recall. Got rescued by a 31 at newark. Very very slow journey back to kings cross. After midnight by the time we got back. Ones parents were most concerned where i had got to! Yes you're right, but it was not the one pictured. It was a couple of years before. 47435 Kings Cross to York / Scarborough and back to York, then 47415 from York, which caught fire at Newark and blocked the East Coast mainline until the fire brigade could find us, then rescued by 31117 as far as Peterborough, where 47096 took us back to Kings Cross, arriving well after midnight. I believe BR had to lay on taxi's to get a lot of people home. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium brushman47544 Posted January 21, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 21, 2015 Everybody's favourite (?). It sure was.. It must have been the most reliable 47 either that or it had clones as wherever you went in the mid 80's it was there... Definitely not. It got everywhere. More interesting 47s around... No chance, out would come 555. But then maybe it did have clones. I remember a visit to Crewe works and in various places there were parts marked up as 47555, but 47555 itself wasn't on the works. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest 47107 Posted January 22, 2015 Share Posted January 22, 2015 47060 47186 47238 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
roger440 Posted January 22, 2015 Share Posted January 22, 2015 Yes you're right, but it was not the one pictured. It was a couple of years before. 47435 Kings Cross to York / Scarborough and back to York, then 47415 from York, which caught fire at Newark and blocked the East Coast mainline until the fire brigade could find us, then rescued by 31117 as far as Peterborough, where 47096 took us back to Kings Cross, arriving well after midnight. I believe BR had to lay on taxi's to get a lot of people home. Thanks for the clarification. My memory isn't what it could be............................ I had to include this one. Summer 1985 running round it's train at Barry Island after arriving with a £7.50 Merrymaker from Ealing Broadway. Given that i was on this too i recall, im guessing we know each other?? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest 47107 Posted January 22, 2015 Share Posted January 22, 2015 Thanks for the clarification. My memory isn't what it could be............................ Given that i was on this too i recall, im guessing we know each other?? I was thinking that too. From your name I'm guessing the word 'Crunch Bucket' means something to you ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve-e Posted January 22, 2015 Share Posted January 22, 2015 A nice study of Stratford Silver roof 47295 at York in 1982 Overall 3/4 view 47295 at York 1982 a nice train to model also 1 Brake Van Front end view Other end... one bogie two bogies... Fuel tanks Bufferbeam detail. A nice 47 to model.. Hope there of some use.. Steve 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest 47107 Posted January 23, 2015 Share Posted January 23, 2015 47401 47465 47574 47577 47611 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew s Posted January 24, 2015 Share Posted January 24, 2015 47 053 on Ipswich stabling point, August 1990. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
roger440 Posted January 24, 2015 Share Posted January 24, 2015 I was thinking that too. From your name I'm guessing the word 'Crunch Bucket' means something to you ? Sure does Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest 47107 Posted January 26, 2015 Share Posted January 26, 2015 47522 at Laira 47612 at Bristol 47716 at Salisbury 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve-e Posted January 29, 2015 Share Posted January 29, 2015 (edited) Two views of "Haymarket" 1st View 47711 powers into Haymarket Station c.1986 looking at the photo brought back a smell to mind of Fuel. Haymarket always seemed to "reek" of fuel..... looking at the track I see why.... Just looking the 47 looks to be on the wrong end for a push pull as they used to pull out of Glasgow up the bank.. strange... 47715 named "Haymarket" Doncaster c.1996 Cheers Steve Edited January 29, 2015 by Steve-e 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckymucklebackit Posted January 29, 2015 Share Posted January 29, 2015 Two views of "Haymarket" 47711Haymarket1986.jpg 1st View 47711 powers into Haymarket Station c.1986 looking at the photo brought back a smell to mind of Fuel. Haymarket always seemed to "reek" of fuel..... looking at the track I see why.... Just looking the 47 looks to be on the wrong end for a push pull as they used to pull out of Glasgow up the bank.. strange... 47715Haymarket.jpg 47715 named "Haymarket" Doncaster c.1996 Cheers Steve Actually I always associate that lovely smell coming from the Distillery with Haymarket! Jim Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium brushman47544 Posted January 29, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 29, 2015 Two views of "Haymarket" 47711Haymarket1986.jpg 1st View 47711 powers into Haymarket Station c.1986 looking at the photo brought back a smell to mind of Fuel. Haymarket always seemed to "reek" of fuel..... looking at the track I see why.... Just looking the 47 looks to be on the wrong end for a push pull as they used to pull out of Glasgow up the bank.. strange... In all my visits to Scotland I certainly don't recall ever seeing a 47/7 on the Glasgow end, although it probably did happen. Speculating, but could it be an Aberdeen working, although unusual (?) with Mk3s. Or a weekend diversion using Glasgow Central instead of Queen Street? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckymucklebackit Posted January 29, 2015 Share Posted January 29, 2015 ... either a working to Central or more likely one of the frequent issues with Winchburgh Tunnel, resulting in a reversal at Dalmeny. It is not an Aberdeen, that would have a buffet car next to the engine and wouldn't likely be using that platform at Haymarket. Jim Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve-e Posted January 30, 2015 Share Posted January 30, 2015 (edited) A couple of 47739 at Carlisle Kingmoor Open Day 11/07/2009 Cheers Steve Edited January 30, 2015 by Steve-e 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
owentherail Posted January 30, 2015 Share Posted January 30, 2015 1811&1661 at Didcot PS on 9th August 1973 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
owentherail Posted January 31, 2015 Share Posted January 31, 2015 47202 on a long civil engineers train approaching Didcot on 4th July 1976 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
owentherail Posted January 31, 2015 Share Posted January 31, 2015 The above 47202 pic is running on the wrong line too!!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
long island jack Posted January 31, 2015 Share Posted January 31, 2015 A few at Carlisle 200 332 593 Ray 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Pilotman Posted January 31, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 31, 2015 The above 47202 pic is running on the wrong line too!!! Quite right. My guess would be that the main lines were under occupation and the train is heading bang road to Didcot East where it will exit the possession. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
owentherail Posted January 31, 2015 Share Posted January 31, 2015 47381 on a RTC train approaching Didcot on 16th July 1985 47190 light engine rushing towards Exeter at langstone rock on 23rd August 1985 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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